Over 1.4 billion people are affected by a neglected tropical disease (NTDs), close to a billion of them children. NTDs cause severe pain and long-term disability, and are responsible for more than 170,000 deaths each year. These are among the most treatable conditions in global health, and several can be eliminated outright.
The END Fund developed this photography project because the numbers alone have never been enough. In partnership with African Women in Photography, they asked five female photographers to explore how NTDs affect women and girls across Africa. Jodi Windvogel, Maureen Gathoni, Amarachi Nnoli, Temiloluwa Johnson, and Maheder Haileselassie each spent time in the communities they photographed, building trust and producing work that moves beyond clinical documentation into the social, cultural, and personal dimensions of these diseases. Each artist created an individual project that together makes up the Through Her Lens Series.
Read more on The END Fund’s website.
